Very competitive. With a fine debut effort in a Limerick Listed bumper on debut STARTING FIFTEEN holds Scariff Bridge on that form and can go one better. Eagle Of Destiny was runner-up at Thurles on debut and holds Galileo Sand on that form, so she looks a big danger. Point winner Bud Fox and bumper runner-up Answer That can go well, as can point runner-up Minella Jackpot. Buddy Holly and Coutach look like newcomers of interest. [Tyrone Molloy]
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From a quality German family and ran with credit on debut when a 12l runner-up at Gowran (hvy) in January; the winner let the form down next time but this gelding is still of interest.
Fifth foal; half-brother to French 1m2f/1m4f winner Triptajika; dam French 1m6f winner, half-sister to French/Italian 1m2f Group 1 winner Odeliz; has a decent Flat pedigree and cost 18,000euros as a yearling; tongue-tie; worth a market check.
Fourth foal; half-brother to 2m hurdle winner Lady Bresil; dam unraced sister to high-class 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner Coney Island, from family of Wichita Lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy; 45,000euros foal made 50,000euros as a 3yo; by a leading sire; fine damline; worth a market check.
Dam was a hurdle/chase winner and is related to plenty of winners; cosy winner of a Belharbour point when in the care of and ridden by today's pilot Derek O'Connor; the runner-up that day was unlucky not to win since; has joined a top yard; lots to like.
Fourth foal; dam unraced half-sister to smart 2m4f-3m1f hurdle/chase winner Pettifour, out of unraced half-sister to useful bumper and 2m hurdle/chase winner Queen of Spades; by the champion sire and from a decent damline; cost 54,000euros as a foal and 110,000euros as a 3yo; one to watch in market.
Full-brother to a Flat/hurdle winner; ran creditably on debut in a Thurles bumper behind what looks a decent type; can improve from that and be more closely involved.
Fifth foal; half-brother to winners Maclaine (2m1f hurdle/2m6f chase) and Regal Renaissance (2m3f-2m5f hurdle/chase); dam maiden sister to useful bumper and 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Wait For Me; by a leading sire and cost 48,000euros as a yearling; the champion amateur rides so taken seriously.
First foal; dam 1m AW 2yo winner (RPR 66), half-sister to 1m7f-2m4f hurdle winner In The Crowd, family of St Leger winner Classic Cliche; cost 6,000euros as a 3yo; best watched on debut unless market strength.
Sixth foal; half-brother to four winners inc Pepper Street (1m6f Flat, RPR 69; 2m/2m5f hurdle) and Miura (Czech 1m); dam 11.7f winner (85), half-sister to 1m4f Listed winner Tilly's Chilli; cost 5,000gns as a yearling; yard has been in fine form; could run well.
Second foal; dam unplaced 5f-1m4f (RPR 59), out of maiden half-sister to Italian 6f 2yo Group 3 winner Palanca; best watched unless the market suggests otherwise.
By Galileo and a half-brother to a Group 1 winner over 1m; started 13/8 fav' and ran a fine race behind what looks a useful sort in a Thurles bumper; looks a big player with more to come.
Brother to useful 2m-2m3f hurdle winner Nordano, half-brother to five other winners inc Nandina (German Listed-placed 7f); dam German 1m3f winner, sister to 1m4f Group 1 King George winner Novellist; by a leading sire but cost only 14,000euros as a yearling; worth a market check.
Fourth foal; half-brother to Italian 5f/6f winner Winterfeel (inc 2yo/AW); dam unraced sister to 5f-7.5f winner Magic Roundabout; sprint pedigree though sire does get NH winners; best watched for future reference.
Twelfth foal; half-brother to five winners inc' Funambule Sivola (high-class 2m chase) and Espiegle De Sivola (French 2m1f hurdle); well-bred sort was a 36,000euros vendor buyback as a 3yo; worth a market check.
Related to winners; started at 80/1 but ran a fine race in a 2m Clonmel maiden hurdle on debut; will need a fair bit more reverting to a bumper but can run respectably.
Sixth foal; dam unplaced 7f/1m AW 2yo (RPR 56) half-sister to winners Ercolini (Group-placed 6.5f-1m) and Lord Roderick (Listed-placed 5.5f-1m); Flat-bred colt cost 3,000euros as a yearling; best watched unless attracting market support.
Cost 62,000euros as a 3yo; by a useful sire and from a family of winners; had no chance with an impressive winner on point debut recently but is one to consider on rules debut from a respected source.
Second runner for yard; half-brother to winners Big Penny (point/2m3f-3m hurdle), Breakeven (point/bumper/2m hurdle/2m2f chase) and Lockeen Girl (bumper/2m hurdle); by a young sire who has produced winners; best watched unless market support.
Flat-bred sort ran a fine race on debut in a Listed bumper at Limerick despite being green; had 4.75l to spare over today's rival Scariff Bridge and with improvement likely he looks a major player today.
Well-bred sort from a dual-purpose family; started 7/4 for a Thurles bumper (good) on debut and ran well despite getting unbalanced and hampered entering the straight; had 3.25l in hand of Galileo Sand then and looks a big player once handling this softer ground.
Beaten 7l on both bumper starts by Light Up The Dark, latterly in a Listed race at Limerick; has 4.75l to find with Starting Fifteen on that form so has some work to do; ground fine.
First reserve; eleventh foal; half-brother to seven winners inc Olympic Games (Listed-placed 1m-9.5f; RPR 93), Super City (6.5f-7.5f AW; 88) and Summer Fly (French 1m/1m2f 2yo inc AW); dam unraced; 42,000euros foal is by a top NH sire and a fine damline; respected if getting in.
Second reserve; second foal; dam maiden in Turkey, out of winning sister to Turkish 1m3f Listed winner Sultans Of Swing; by a top NH sire and cost 38,000euros as a 3yo; worth a market look if getting in
Third reserve; tenth foal; half-sister to winners incl' Miss McHenry (1m/1m1f inc Italy; RPR 84) and Divine Celt (1m2f; 71); dam unplaced sister to top-class 1m2f-1m4f filly Islington; well-bred but cost only 3,000euros as a yearling; best watched unless market support.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3,4
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